Arcade Actions

Holy shit.

As we enter the black arcade with neon accents I realize that I haven't been here yet.

In the far left of the building there's a full on bowling rink with concession stands off to the side.

In front of us is a skating rink that has a black light shining on it. I see a bunch of dads helping their younger daughter balance in the kiddie skates.

In the far right there's a bunch of random arcade games and racing games.

"Where did you find this place?" I ask Kayden in shock

"He didn't, I did" Carolina says from behind the counter of a slushy concession stand

She has a job?!

Since when does she have a job?!

"Since when do you have a job?" Charlotte questions as we make our way towards her

"Yesterday while you were at Aspens house" she says with a smirk

"They were desperate for new employees" she says with a shrug as she picks up an empty slushy container and starts to wash it

"Congratulations" I say to her with a smile which makes her laugh.

We're all quiet for a couple of seconds before Kayden opens his mouth.

"Guys, How about we go bowling" he suggests

Charlotte and I agree even though I suck at bowling.

-

Guess who's winning?

If you guessed Charlotte then you're correct.

Guess who's losing?

If you guessed Kayden then you're absolutely correct.

He's only losing because he's not trying what-so-ever.

"I'm getting bored" Charlotte comments as she leans back in her seat

"How?! You're winning!" I exclaim

She ignores my outburst and starts to look around before her eyes land on something.

"Want to play a game?" She questions with excitement

"We're playing a game right now" I say as I gesture towards the bowling lane

"A game that's more rewarding" She rewords which causes me to become interested

"What game?" I ask her which makes her smirk at my answer

"Race Hero 4, Pac-Man, and Wrestlers Duty 2" she responds

"Why three different games?" I ask her with a confused tone

"Whoever wins gets to do whatever they want to the loser for a month" she says with a suggestive smirk which makes me blush

"Within reason" I say so that she doesn't get any ideas

"Duh, I wouldn't take advantage of you" she says with an eye roll

"Okay, I'm in" I say as we shake hands

-

What the fuck!

I'm starting to think that I have a serious case of bad luck.

I only won one of the three games.

It was Pac-Man since I love that game.

I lost within the first five minutes with the other games.

"That's not fair" I shout at Charlotte as the bold 'you lost' letters flash on my screen

She laughs at my angry facial expression. I feel my cheeks heat up from frustration which makes me cross my arms and walk away from her.

I walk up to Kayden and Carolina who are in a heated conversation.

"Aspen, are double stuffed Oreos better than regular Oreos?" Carolina asks me with a serious tone

"Say no and I'll buy you a slice of pizza" Kayden persuades

"Say yes and I'll buy you two slices" Carolina persuades

I feel someone's presence behind me which causes me to stiffen before I turn around and face Charlotte.

She smiles at me and grabs my hands in a gentle manner.

"Go to a movie with me tonight and I'll buy you a whole box of pizza right now" Charlotte persuades

Her bright green eyes are shining with hope.

Her bottom lip is pushed out which makes her look adorable.

Her baby hairs somehow fell out of her ponytail so now they're framing her her face.

I turn around to face Carolina and Kayden so that I can give them an apologetic smile.

"Sorry guys, I'm with Charlotte on this one" I say as I take a step back so that I'm standing beside her

She smiles down at me before grabbing my hand and lacing our fingers today.

Carolina and Kayden give me an evil look, as if I betrayed them.

"Lets go before they kill us" Charlotte mutters to me while slowly backing up

"Us? You mean me!" I exclaim in disbelief

We rush off to the double doors and leave the arcade center.

There are so many ways that could've ended very badly.

"How are we getting there?" I say when I realize that Kayden drove us here

"Aspen, it's literally across the street" she says as she points to a small 'Pizza Hut' a couple feet away from us

"Oh" I reply as she grips my hand tighter and waits for the light to change colors

We wait approximately forty seconds before the light changes to yellow.

"Are you ready?" She asks

She doesn't give me time to reply as she quickly zooms across the street which causes some drivers to flip us off or yell at us.

How is she so fast?!

When did she learn this?!

As soon as we're in front of the 'Pizza Hut' I bend down and grab my knees so that I can try to calm my breathing.

I didn't know I was so out of shape until now.

"I need to go to the gym" I say in between pants

"You're overreacting, Aspen" she says which causes me to look up and glare at her

I see fear flash in her eyes as she takes a step back and watches me cautiously.

When I catch my breath I stand up and lead Charlotte into the 'Pizza Hut'.

Charlotte and I walk up to the wooden counter and wait to be served.

A couple of seconds later a girl, that seems to be around our age, walks up to us.

She has blonde hair, like Charlotte's, except I could see a dark blue tint at the ends of her hair.

Her eyes are a dark grey shade and she has on simple eye makeup.

She has a few hand tattoos which look really cool.

"Hey cutie, how may I take your order?" She says to me with a smirk before she slowly checks me out

I blush and tuck a strand of hair behind my ear in an embarrassed manner.

"Can I have a medium sized cheese pizza with a side salad" I order as her eyes meet mine again

"What type of dressing?" She questions as she types in my order

"Ranch, please" I say politely which causes her to lift her eyes to mine

"She's beautiful and has manners, that's a rare combination" she says with an amused tone before entering some more things into the register

"Will that be all?" She asks with a smirk

I turn my head to Charlotte since she's been quiet the whole time only to see her glaring at the worker.

"Do you want anything?" I ask her but she doesn't answer me

I gently poke her arm which proves to be effective as she wraps her arm around me and pulls me into her side.

"That will be all" Charlotte says to the worker

I turn to the worker in question who seems to be amused by this situation.

"Your total will be eleven dollars and ninety five cents" she says

I go to pay but Charlotte quickly slams down a twenty dollar bill which makes me groan.

I decide to drop my money in the tip jar as Charlotte receives her change back.

"Here's your receipt," the girl says before handing me the long piece of paper

"My name is Ocean by the way" she says with a wink

"Aspen" I reply which makes her nod her head before she walks away

As I sit on the wooden bench and wait for our pizza to be ready Charlotte paces in front of me with an angry look.

"Are you okay?" I ask her which makes her stop and look at me

"No, I'm not" she says with an emotionless tone

"What's wrong?" I ask her

"Are you serious right now, Aspen?" She says as if I just asked one of the dumbest things ever

"Why are you getting mad at me? I didn't even do anything" I say suddenly getting defensive

"Ranch, please" she says horribly mocking my voice

"She's beautiful and has manners, that's a rare combination" she adds mocking Ocean

"Why are you mocking me and an employee?" I ask her. Her eyes widen at that statement as she just looks at me.

"She was flirting with you" she states as if it's obvious

I just stare at her with a blank expression before bursting into stomach aching laughter.

"She wasn't flirting with me" I say which makes her pull her hair in frustration

"Then what was she doing?" She asks as if she's already regretting asking that question

"Being nice" I say which makes Charlotte laugh at me

"You call that being nice?!" She exclaims

"What if I went up to a girl and said exactly what she said, how would you feel?" She quizzes

I stand up and glare at her.

"I swear to god Charlotte-" I say to her but she cuts me off

"Exactly, you'd get jealous. That's exactly how I feel" she says as if she's made her point

Wait, she's jealous?!

I decide to have fun with her current frustration.

Gosh.

One of these days she's going to kill me from all of my teasing.

I give her a innocent smile as I walk up to her and wrap my arms around her neck.

"Aww, you were jealous" I tease

"I know what you're doing, Aspen, it's not going to work" she says with an eye roll

"Fine, I guess I won't tell you the special surprise I was planning for later" I say with a shrug as I remove my hands from her shoulders

She suddenly grabs my waist and pulls me back into her.

"What surprise?" She questions which makes me smirk

Bingo.

I got her right where I want her.

"I don't know what you're talking about" I say as I tilt my head in a questioning way

"Aspen" Charlotte says in a warning tone

This is all going according to plan.

"What?" I question with an innocent tone

She suddenly smirks at me and whispers into my ear something that has me becoming very turned on.

"Do you want to be able to walk tomorrow?" She questions as she lightly traces her fingertips on my exposed midsection

Fuck.

Do I really need to walk tomorrow?

I don't think there's anything important happening in my life tomorrow.

"I mean, you are able to do whatever you want to me for a month" I whisper back seductively

She pulls away from my ear and smirks down at me.

"You have no idea what you signed up for, princess" she says with a promising tone.